What severance-related conditions are in Customers Bancorp (CUBB)’s amended CFO agreement?

To receive severance compensation, Mr. McCollom must execute a Company‑approved release of claims. During the period he is entitled to cash severance payments, the Company will also continue his health, dental and life insurance benefits, aligning benefits with the severance period.

Customers Bancorp updates CFO employment terms

Q: What did Customers Bancorp (CUBB) change in its CFO’s employment agreement?

Customers Bancorp entered a First Amended Employment Agreement with CFO Mark R. McCollom. It introduces automatic one-year renewals, revises notice periods, conditions severance on a release of claims, extends certain benefits during severance and adds a 12‑month post‑employment noncompete in defined Restricted Area(s).

Q: How does the new agreement affect the term of employment for Customers Bancorp (CUBB)’s CFO?

The agreement creates an automatically renewing one (1)-year term. On each anniversary of the original effective date, the term extends one year unless either party gives at least sixty (60) days’ prior notice cancelling further extensions, at which point the term ends when last extended.

Q: What noncompete restrictions apply to the CFO in Customers Bancorp (CUBB)’s new agreement?

The amended agreement adds a 12‑month noncompete after termination. During this period, Mr. McCollom may not directly or indirectly compete with the Company or hold similar duties in any business within the Company’s Field of Interest in the defined Restricted Area(s).

Customers Bancorp, Inc. entered into a First Amended Employment Agreement with its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Mark R. McCollom, effective July 24, 2026.

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Customers Bancorp, Inc. entered into a First Amended Employment Agreement with its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Mark R. McCollom, effective July 24, 2026. The new agreement replaces the June 10, 2025 employment agreement and keeps most prior terms while adjusting several key provisions.

The employment term now automatically renews for one (1)-year on each anniversary of the original effective date unless either party gives at least sixty (60) days’ cancellation notice. Mr. McCollom’s own resignation notice requirement is shortened from 60 to forty-five (45) days. Receipt of severance compensation is conditioned on signing a release of claims, and health, dental and life insurance benefits continue during the severance payment period. The agreement also adds a 12‑month noncompete after termination within the Company’s Field of Interest and Restricted Area(s), and incorporates the Restricted Area concept into other restrictive covenants. The full amended agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.1.

8-K Event Classification

2 items: 5.02, 9.01

2 items

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers Governance

Key personnel changes including departures, elections, or appointments of directors and executive officers.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits Exhibits

Financial statements, pro forma financial information, or exhibit attachments filed with this report.

Key Figures

Automatic renewal term: one (1)-year Cancellation notice period: sixty (60) days CFO resignation notice: forty-five (45) days +1 more

4 metrics

Automatic renewal term one (1)-year Employment term automatically extends each year on the anniversary of the effective date

Cancellation notice period sixty (60) days Either party must give at least 60 days’ notice to stop automatic extensions

CFO resignation notice forty-five (45) days Notice Mr. McCollom must give to terminate his employment under the amended agreement

Noncompete duration 12 months Period after termination during which Mr. McCollom may not compete in the Restricted Area(s)

Key Terms

Amended Employment Agreement, severance compensation, release of claims, restrictive covenant, +2 more

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Amended Employment Agreement regulatory

"entered into a First Amended Employment Agreement (the “Amended Employment Agreement”)"

severance compensation regulatory

"as a condition to his receipt of severance compensation under the Amended Employment Agreement"

release of claims regulatory

"requires Mr. McCollom to execute and deliver a release of claims"

restrictive covenant regulatory

"adds a restrictive covenant prohibiting Mr. McCollom from directly or indirectly competing"

Field of Interest regulatory

"in any business within the Company’s Field of Interest in the Restricted Area(s)"

Restricted Area regulatory

"within the Company’s Field of Interest in the Restricted Area(s)"

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What did Customers Bancorp (CUBB) change in its CFO’s employment agreement?

Customers Bancorp entered a First Amended Employment Agreement with CFO Mark R. McCollom. It introduces automatic one-year renewals, revises notice periods, conditions severance on a release of claims, extends certain benefits during severance and adds a 12‑month post‑employment noncompete in defined Restricted Area(s).

How does the new agreement affect the term of employment for Customers Bancorp (CUBB)’s CFO?

The agreement creates an automatically renewing one (1)-year term. On each anniversary of the original effective date, the term extends one year unless either party gives at least sixty (60) days’ prior notice cancelling further extensions, at which point the term ends when last extended.

What notice must the CFO give to resign under Customers Bancorp (CUBB)’s amended contract?

Under the amended agreement, CFO Mark R. McCollom must give forty-five (45) days notice to terminate his employment. This shortens his prior 60‑day notice requirement and defines how quickly he can voluntarily end his employment while remaining compliant with contract terms.

What noncompete restrictions apply to the CFO in Customers Bancorp (CUBB)’s new agreement?

The amended agreement adds a 12‑month noncompete after termination. During this period, Mr. McCollom may not directly or indirectly compete with the Company or hold similar duties in any business within the Company’s Field of Interest in the defined Restricted Area(s).

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Accepted by SEC EDGAR 07/27/2026 - 05:03 PM EDT

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): July 24, 2026

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Customers Bancorp, Inc.


Pennsylvania	001-35542	27-2290659
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

701 Reading Avenue

West Reading PA 19611

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(610) 933-2000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instructions A.2. below):


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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbols

Name of each exchange on which registered

Voting Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share

CUBI

New York Stock Exchange

5.375% Subordinated Notes due 2034

CUBB

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On July 24, 2026, Customers Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) and Mark R. McCollom, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, entered into a First Amended Employment Agreement (the “Amended Employment Agreement”), which amends, supersedes and replaces in its entirety the Employment Agreement, dated as of June 10, 2025, by and between the Company and Mr. McCollom (the “Original Employment Agreement”). The Original Employment Agreement, and the material terms thereof, were previously described in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 2, 2025, as amended by the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 11, 2025, which attached the Original Employment Agreement as Exhibit 10.1 thereto.

The Amended Employment Agreement retains substantially all of the material terms of the Original Employment Agreement as previously disclosed, except that the Amended Employment Agreement:

(i) revises the term of employment such that, as of each one (1)-year anniversary of the effective date of the Original Employment Agreement, the term of employment shall be automatically extended for an additional one (1) year, and shall continue to so extend unless and until either party delivers at least sixty (60) days’ notice of cancellation to the other party prior to the applicable anniversary date, in which case the term of employment shall expire as of the date to which it was last extended;

(ii) shortens the notice period Mr. McCollom is required to provide in connection with his termination of his employment from sixty (60) days to forty-five (45) days;

(iii) requires Mr. McCollom to execute and deliver a release of claims, in a form approved by the Company, as a condition to his receipt of severance compensation under the Amended Employment Agreement;

(iv) provides for the continuation of Mr. McCollom’s health, dental and life insurance benefits during the period in which he is entitled to receive cash severance compensation payments under the Amended Employment Agreement; and

(v) adds a restrictive covenant prohibiting Mr. McCollom from directly or indirectly competing with the Company, or holding a position with duties the same as or similar to his duties with the Company, in any business within the Company’s Field of Interest in the Restricted Area(s) (each as defined in the Amended Employment Agreement), for a period of 12 months following the termination of his employment or service, and incorporates a concept of Restricted Area into certain of the other Restrictive Covenants set forth in Section 1 of Exhibit A to the Amended Employment Agreement.

The foregoing summary description of the Amended Employment Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amended Employment Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit						Description
Exhibit 10.1						First Amended Employment Agreement, effective as of July 24, 2026, by and between Customers Bancorp, Inc. and Mark McCollom

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.


			CUSTOMERS BANCORP, INC.

			By: /s/ Andrew B. Sachs
			Name: Andrew B. Sachs
			Title: Executive Vice President - General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Date: July 27, 2026

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit						Description
Exhibit 10.1						First Amended Employment Agreement, effective as of July 24, 2026, by and between Customers Bancorp, Inc. and Mark McCollom

Source: View Original Filing on SEC EDGAR

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